Atypical event planning is designed for those unique situations such as:
- Spontaneously events such as the Occupy Movement
- Planned events such as ceremonies or celebrations
- New emerging disease outbreaks
- Extended emergency sheltering
- Catastrophic events
Emergency operation plans are written from the organization’s perspective in how they will manage their operations in the event of an emergency. Often they are artificially restricted by some geographical boundary or functional area of responsibility. Most plans will include some types of mutual-aid-agreement or memorandums-of-understanding for support during disasters.”Normal” disaster plans unfortunately will fail when the event is large enough to cross these artificial boundaries.
Catastrophic events such as a New Madrid Earthquake or a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami are two such events. Each of these events will see the United States requiring international assistance. Each of these events will span multiple states and regions of the country. Collateral impacts will be great enough that an organization will only survive to operate if they have pre-planned how and to what level operations will be attempted. It may sound counter-intuitive but this type of planning does need to be overly complex, it just needs to be realistic. Operations become simplified and priorities change.
Contact A Better Emergency Today to evaluate your potential needs for this often over-looked but critical planning support.